Machine for the manufacture of heddles.



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MACHINE FOR SHE MANUFACTURE OF HEDDLBS.

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No. 841,679. PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

W. FREE. MACHINE FOR THE MANUFAGTUREOF HEDDLES.

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No. 841,679. PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

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No. 841,679. PATENTED JAN. 22, 19-07.

W. FEHR.. MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HEDDLES.

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No. 841,679. PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

W. FEHRY. MACHINE FOR THEMANUPAOTURE OP HEDDLES.

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No. 841,679. PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

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MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HEDDLES.

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m m u w N W J m h & m NN Q N E T A P MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OFHEDDLES. APPLICATION FILED JAN 20 1906 chine with means to impart to theoffset-' UNITED STATES PATENT OFF WILLIAM FEHR, 0F PH ILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINEV,FOR \II'HE MANUFACTURE OF HEDDLES. 1 I

1'0 all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FEHR, a citi- .zen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadel hia, in the county of Philadelphia andtate of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Machines for the Manufacture of Heddles, of which the following is aspecification. I L

My invention has relation to a machine for the manufacture of heddles,and in such con"- nection it relates particularly to the constructionand arrangement of such a machine.

The princi al Objects of my invention are, first, to provide a machinefor the manufacture of heddles with means which after the heddle hasbeen completed and cut from a metal strip orwire forms ofi'sets ofvarying outline in the heddles and which oifsets serve to hold theheddles apart when inserted in a heddle-frame second, to provide such amaforming means a rotary step-by-step movement in one direction to bringthe offsetforming means differing in outline succes-j sively into aposition to receive the heddles; third, to provide such a machine withmeans for opening and closing the offset-forming means to permit thesame to deliver the heddles onto retainers or bars and to form theofi'sets therein during the delivery thereof, fourth, to provide such amachine with means actuated by the offset-forming means to control theretainers or bars to permit of the holding of the retainers or bars inposition at different oints during and after threading of the bed esthereon, and, fifth, to provide with means for receiving and retaininsuch a machine with means to engage, re-

move, and deliver the heddles after being cut totheofi'set-formingmeans.

The nature and sco e of my present invention will be more ful yunderstood from the following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a viewillustrating in side elevation a machine for the manufacture of heddlesand with means connected therewith for forming offsets in the heddlesafter the same has been cut from a metal strip or wire and.

the same, all embodying main features 0 my said invention. Fig. 2 is anend elevational view of the right-hand end of the machine shown in Fig.1, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the right-hand endof the Patented Jan. 22, 1907.

machine, certain parts thereof being re moved. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 aredetail views, enlarged, illustrating, respectively, in side and frontelevations and in to or plan view gripping-fingers in open and c osedpositions and means for supporting the same. Figs. 8 and 9 are detailviews, enlarged, illustrating, partly in section and partly in side andfront elevations, means for raising and lowering thegripping-finger-supporting means. Fig 10 is a detail view, enlarged,illustrating, partly in section'and partly in side elevation, thegripping-fingersin closed and raised positions, and means for oscillatmgthe same. Fig. 11 is a similar view illustrating in front elevation, thegripping-fingers and a portion of their supporting and actuating means.Fig. 12 is a similar -viewillustrating, partly in side elevation andpartly in section, the gripping-fingers in lowered and open positions.

Figs.,13 and 14 are detail views, enlarged,

illustrating,respectively, in side elevation, and in top or plan view,means for opening the gripping-fingers. Figs. 15, 16, 17, and 18 aresimilar views illustrating, respectively, in front and sideelevations,;and in top orplan view, means for forming offsets in thehe'dof-the dies; and Figs. 26, 27, and 28 are detail views, enlarged,illustrating, respectively,

in side elevation, top or plan view, and in side elevation, mechanismsfor imparting to the offset-forming means, a step-by-step movement, inone direction.

Referring to the drawings with reference .-'to Figs. 1 and 2, itrepresents the bed-plate of the machine, to which is suitably secured amain or. driving shaft-a, driven from any suitable source of power. (Notshown.) Upon the bed-plate a; are removably. arranged at certa ndistances apart a punching or perforating mechanism C, a swagingmechanism G, a clamping and cutting mechanism M, and feeding mechanism0, such as have been described and claimed in an application filed by meunder date of December 22, 1905, under the Serial No. 292,946, whichcooperate to form a heddlefrom a metal strip or wire I). The metal stripor wire 1) coming directly from a reel (not shown) is conducted to thepunching mechanism C, which by means of'punches d, actuated by a frame 0slidably arranged in a standard 0, and dies 2, carried by the same,punch in the metal strip in one operation any desired number of slots oropenings 1) at various predetermined distances apart and, if required,in proximity to each other. After the metal strip 1) has been punched orperforated the same is conducted to the swaging mechanism G, whichbymeans of swagingtools 9 and g swage or expand the metal strip 1) atthe slotted portion 1) thereof by spreading the metal at the ends of theslots. From the swaging mechanism G the strip is conducted to thecutting mechanism M, which by means of dies m and mtcuts the metalstrip 1) into sections of predetermined length and at the same timeholds the metal strip in position during the punching and swagingoperations. The metal strip b is fed forward from left to right in Fig.1 for variable lengths by the gripping and feeding mechanism 0, such ashas been shown and described in Letters Patent N 0. 699,508, grantedtome under date of May 6, 1902,

and consisting of a guide-bar 0, upon which is adapted to reciprocate acasing 0, in which are arranged gripping-jaws 0 actuated by a slide 0 ina manner not shown, which slide isconnected by a rod 0 with a lever-arm0 'To the lever-arm 0 is imparted an oscillating movement by means notshown, which by means of the rod 0 is transferred to the slide 0 and bythe same to the casing 0, which is thus reciprocated on the bar 0.

Before or at the moment of completion of the forward movement of themetal strip b the same is engaged by an oscillating gripping anddelivering mechanism R, which grips, conducts, and delivers the cutsections of the metal strip 1), which now forms a completed heddle, toan offset-forming mechanism T, which during the delivering of the heddleto a retaining mechanism U forms oifsets in the same. This oscillatinggripping and delivering mechanism R, the ofisetforming mechanism T, andretaining mechanism U form the subject-matter of the presentapplication.

As shown in Figs. 4 to 14, inclusive, the oscillating gripping mechanismR for the heddles 6' consists of brackets r, secured to the bed-plate a,in which are slidably arranged blocks 7*, serving as a support for ashaft 1" and a rotatable shaft 1*. To the shaft 1" are secured cams 1",adapted to engage and raise the blocks r and shaft r against the tensionof the springs r for a purpose to be presently described. To thecam-shaft 1' by means of a crank-arm 1", links 7", rod 1", and lever-arm1', pivotally secured in the point r to the bed-plate a of the machine,is imparted a rocking movement by a cam (1 arranged on the drivingshafta and engaging a roller 1" of the leverarm 1'". By this rocking movementthe cams r are brought alternately into and out of engagement with theblocks 1", which are thus raised by the cams r and depressed by thesprings 1' in the brackets 7'. Upon the shaft r are arranged supports rfor gripping-fingers s, which supports are adjustabfy connected with theshaft 9, preferably by brackets 1 The brackets r are provided at theirforked ends with clamping-screws r engaging a psojecticn r of thesupports 1' from opposite sides, and thus adjustably holding thesupports 7*" in proper position on the shaft 1, while clamping-bolts r"of the bracket 1' permit of an adjustment of the same with respect tothe shaft 7'. As shown in Figs. 10 and 11, to the shaft 1*, and thus tothe gripping-fingers s, by means of a crank-arm 1'", links r rod 1*",and the leverarm 1", is imparted a rocking movement. The lever-arm rpivotally connected in the point r to the bed-plate a of the machine, isactuated by a cam a, secured to the drivingshaft a, engaging a roller 1"and a spring 1 By this rocking movement of the shaft r thegripping-fingers s by means of their supports 1" are oscillated betweenthe feeding mechanism 0 and the offset-forming mechanism T and, areraised and lowered during this movement. Each of the supports 1' isprovided with a removable block 1", having a laterally-extending tonguer substantially triangular in cross-section, which serves to support theheddle b cut from the metal strip b by the cutting mechanism M duringits delivery from the feeding mechanism 0 to the offset-formingmechanism T. The heddles'b are held in position on the'tongue r by thegripping-fingers 8, each consisting of arms 8 and s ivotally connectedin the points 8 with their respective supports 1"" and connected witheach other by a link 8 The upper portions of the arms 8 and 8 form jaws8 provided with teeth or projections 8 which interlock when brought intoengagement with each other. Between the lower portions of the arms s ands is arranged a spring 8, tending to close the jaws s of the fingers s,and thus to hold the same in engagement with the tongue 1" of therespective supports 1'".

When the fingers s are moved by the cam (i into the position shown inFi.10, the same are first lowered to bring the %ngers beneath the metalstrip 6, so as to clear 'the same, as will be readily understood fromFig. 2. The fingers s are held in pro er position directly beneath themetal strip i by an adjusting-bolt s of'a standard 8", against which thesupport 1' of the fingers abuts.

' ting By this forwar movement the arms 8 of each of the fingers s bymeans of adjusting-bolt 8 of the standards 8. will be moved toward thesupportr against the tension of the spring 3 The movement of the arm 8by means.

arm 8? t, ereof will be brought out of engagement with theadjusting-bolt s to permit the spring 8'' to bring the jaws of thefingers s into enga ement with the tongue r which heddles supports t eheddle b ,'to-clamp and hold the same in position on the tonguer by itsinterr lockingteeth s. The fingers s b their support 1'" are now swungfrom the osition shown in Fig. 10 into that shown in Figs. 12 and 18; bywhich movement the heddle b is introduced between dies t and t of theoffsetforming'mechanism T, occupying the ri hthandnpper open osition inFig. 17. he

3 arehe d in proper position between the dies t and t by projections 23of a plate t secured'to one of the die-holders of the offset-formingmechanism T. In this position of the fingers s the arm 8' thereof willbe.

brought into engagementwith bolts 8 of the lever-arms s and s pivotallysecured-in the "points 8 to the bed-plate a of the machine.

As 'shown in Figs. 3, 12, 13, and 14, the leverarms 8 and s by means ofa slide .51 throu h the intervention of brackets 8. secured to t ebed-plate a, are connected a lever-arm s", which arm 'isdpivotally.secured in the point 81 to the be secured to the driving-shaft a, whichcam a by actuating the lever s shifts the slide. .9

- 'to the'dies t'and t' of the offset-forming mechfrom left to right anda spring 8 from right to left in Fig. 12. By the latter movement theslide sfi'actuates the levers s and 8 which by means of bolts 8 move thearms 8" of the gripping-fingers against the tension of the spring lstoward their support 7'", and thus open the jaws thereof at the momentthe heddleb is introduced between the pro; jections t of the plate 15,arranged adjacent anism T. At this time the fingers s are also loweredand are'thus entirely freed from the Y heddle b.

An adjusting-bolt .9 carried by a'standard 8 secured to the bed-plate a,limits the movement of the supports 1", and

' thus of the gripping-fingers s, carried by the .5.

same, when occupying the position shown in .This sup of ,the metal stripb therelate 'a. The lever-arms v by means of a rol er s engages a cam a,

Fig. 12. Thelevers s ands fl-whicho en the ers'sgareconnected with eachot er, prefera ly by a bolt s ysecured to thelever '8, which passesthrough an opening .9", ar-

ranged in the lever 8 as shown in Fig. 14. In addition toxthe supports1"", carrying the fingers s, the'shaft 1* may also be provided wit a.third support 8 preferably interme, diate of the supports 1'", as shownin Fig. 1. port 8 prevents sagging or bending of the heddle b in itscentral portion during its delivery to the ofi'set-forming mechanism 11.However, in most instances the fingers s engaging the heddle b adj acentto their ends are suflicient to.hold the heddle in a perfectly straightosition.

As shown in igs. 1, 2', 3; and 15 to 28, inelusive, the oflset-formingmechanism T,

ca 'ng two series of 'difi'erently -sha ed sets of dies t and-t,preferabl consistso standards t, secured to the ed-plate a, whichloosely support a shaft t As shown in Fig. 3, substantially intermediateof the die-carrying mechanism the shaft t is provided with a lever-armt, adjustablv secured thereto by.

a'clampin'gb0lt t which by means of links i t t and a and t is securedto a leverarm t The lever-arm .t", pivotally secured in the point-t? tothe bed-plate a by means of a roller it, engages a cam a secured to thedrivi. -shaft a. and is actuated by the same, as wel as the spring-# Bythe movements of the lever-arm-t ?'Ithe shaft t is rocked in the s ada'rds t, as will be readily understood om Figs. 26 and 27, for apurpose to be hereinafter more fully described. On the shaft tat certaindistance apart from each 7 other are loosely mounted two sets of arms tarranged substantially in a radial position with respect to the shaft tTo each of the arms .18 pivotally secured in the point t a lever-arm t"provided at its lower free end with a roller t arranged in the path of acam t rigidly secured to the shaft t and held by the sameadj acent toeach set of arms t, as showninFi .1-7.

At the upper ee end, each of the leverarms t" carries a'd'ie t,removably securedthereto by a screwat and opposite thereto on the arm t"is arranged a die t ,rcmovably secured thereto by a screw t. A spring inormally tendsto hold the arrnt and its die t out of engagement with thearm t and its die t, at which time the roller 25 of the arm 12 bearsagainst the portion 25 of the cam i In this position of the lever-arm t"and its 4 die t the heddle b can be freely inserted by the fingers sbetween the dies t and t, which are. held by their'respectivc arms tand-t in the right-hand upper positionshown in Fig. 17 The heddle b inthis instance is held in position between the open dies t and t by thelower one of the projections F of a plate t secured to the lever-arm 237, between which the same has been-delivered by the fingers s,

; thus to securely hold the heddle b in position between the dies. Assoon, however, as the heddle has been placed upon the lower projection tof the plate 25 the cam it being actu-ated by the-shaft t raises by itsthrow portion t the free end of the lever t"; and thus brings its dieinto engagement with the die t, carried by thearm it, against thetension of the spring 't, as shown in Fig. 16. By this-forward movementof the die if the her.- dleb is brought into engagement withboth of theprojections t of the plate t by the plate t. of the arm and is securelyheld in position between the dies t and t, which at the same time haveformed an offset 72 in the heddle 6 By the movement" of the shaft if andthe cam i from left to right in Figs. 16 and 17 an arm t, rigidlysecured. t the .shaft i and held by the same adjacent to a notched".disk t secured to the arms t, is moved in the same direction, and bywhich movement a pawl t thereof will be brought out of engagement with anotch't of the disk 75 and into engagement withanother notch thereof, byfreely sliding over the disk t. By th'e following movement from righttoleft of the shaft 25 and cam t the disk t is moved in the samedirection by the arm it, thus tur'ningithe arms t and bringing theheddle b and dies t and 25 from the upper right-hand position in Figsf16and 17 to the upper left-hand position thereof and at the same time intoengagement with retainerbars t, which pass into the portion of themortises b of the heddle b projecting beyond the dies t and t. Thus toeach set of arms t by means of the arm t, pawl t, and disk It isimparted a step-by-step movement in one direction, bringing each of thefour arms t successively, into the upper righthand position slrown inFigs. 16 and 17 to receive the heddle b delivered thereto by the fingersInstead of using four arms in each set of arms a greater or less numberof arms may be employed, in which instance the rotarystep-bystepnlovem'ent imparted thereto, will either exceed or will beless than ninety degrees, as is the case by the present arrangement ofthe arms By the movement of the arms from right to left in Figs. 16 and17 the throw portion if of the cam 15 will remain in engagement with theroller 15 of-the leverarmi", and thus vhold the dies t and t in closedposition. As soon, however, as the cam 13 has been swungout ofengagement with the roller t of the arm 25" the latter, with the die 25,under the, influence of the spring t are disengaged'from the die t, and

the heddle I) now engaged by the retainerbars a, will be lifted by thesame out of engagement with the projections t of the plate 25 and thedies t and t and slide down on the bars it until limited in its downwardmovement by a wing secured to each of the arms 1?.

In order to prevent a movement of the arms t opposite to that indicatedby the arrows in Figs. 16 and 17, the notched disk t secured thereto, isengaged by a pawl carried by an arm i pivotally secured in the point ifto the bracket t of the rocking shaft i as shown in Fig. 16. A spring ttends to hold the pawl t in engagement with the disk F and notch tthereof. By the introduction of the heddle b between the dies 25 and tand by the closing of the same the heddles are bent, and in the same areformed, preferably adjacent to their ends, in the present instance inthe ortions provided with mortises b, offsets (i difiering from eachother in their outline, as shown in Figs.23 and 24, in which the heddlesare illustrated as being still held between the dies t and 11. Theseoffsets b of differing outline serve to hold the heddles apart byabutting at their free ends against each other when inserted in aheddle-frame and also perform the function of springs, in that theseoffsets separate the heddles and return the same to their properposition with respect to each other, when removed therefrom by pressureor otherwise. In order to form offsets b of alternate varying outline,the contiguous faces of the dies 1. and t vary-in their shape, as wellas in their widths, in each succeeding set of dies, as shown inf-Figs.23 and 24. For this purpose each of' the dies t is provided with adepression e, which in one of the sets of the two dies '13, held inalinement with each other, terminates at the inner edge ofsthe die t,While in the other is located a short distance from the inner edges toform an inclined portion '0'. Between the depression 1; and the outeredge of both of the dies tin each set is arranged an inclined portion owhich, however, varies in its arrangement in that in one of the diestthe portion 12 inclines downwardly toward the outer edge, while in theother inclining upwardly toward the outer edge. the dies 25 are formedso as to follow the outlineof the faces of the dies twhen brought intoengagement therewith, for which pur pose, each of them is provided withprojections 0 fitting into the depression 1) of the die t, and withinclined portions 1), and one with an additional inclined portion '0 asshown in The faces of v ICC Figs. 23 and 24. By the varying outline ofeach set of dies t and 25', held opposite to and in alinement with eachother, in the ofi'setforming mechanism T, the ofisets formedthereby inthe respective heddles b will not alone vary in shape at each end of theheddle, but 'also in each succeeding. heddle formed. Thus the heddles bwhen placed side by side Will be held apart by the outwardly-flaringendpprtions of the Offsets b, as will be readily understood from Figs;23 and 24. 7

As shown in Figs. 1, 2, 16, and 17,.the retainerbars a ,of the retainingmechanism" U preferably consist of thin strips of steel, izvhicliare'hldin proper position to each set of arms t and their dies t and t by thefollowing preferred mechanism:

(To a bracket u, carried by the bed-plate a, is secured abracket u foreach of the bars u, curved at the free end thereof. This bracket 11?,serves as a support for'the bar '11, when held in engagement with thebracket a by the projectionuf of an arm a and by a-slide the bracket u.

u The arm a is pivotally secured in the point 16 120 a bracket it,carried bythe bracket to, and held with its projection u in engagementwith the bar it by a spring u carried by a bolt w. A roller-a carried bythe'arm u is held by the arm in the path of a cam t .secured to each ofthe ar s t of the oflsetforming mechanism his slide a carried by abracket u, secured to'the bracket u, is

y a spring u, i'n'engagement with the retainer-bar a, whichin turn isheld in engagement with Each oflthe retainer-bars u -is' thus held attwo different points in engagemitted to slide downonthe bars u bygravity ment with the bracket 10 and is successively disengagedtherefrom by the following preferred mechanism: Each of the bars 29 isprovidedwith a cam t, which when brought into engagement with. theroller u of the arm.

I a brings-the rojlection u thereof out of engagement wit t eretainer-bar u, as shown in Fig. 16. The retainer-bar it thus freed fromthe projection u swings outwar l away fromlthe support u", and theheddle b which has been previously threaded upon thebar u, is'thusbrought out of engagement with the. dies t and t and the projections tof the plate t as shown in Fig. 16. The heddle is now perthe wings tsecured to each of the tw'osets of arms t As soon as the cam 25 isbrought out of en agement with theroller u 'of the until arrested insuch movement -.arm a t e latter with its projection a is brought intorengagement with the retainerdownward on the bar u by the plate I ofthe.

bar a, thus clamping the same to the bracket M ,aAt thesame time.the'cam t" by its forward movement will be brought into'en agement witha roller a, secured to the sli e 10 disengaging the same from the barto, which so freed recedes from the bracket 11. 'The heddle resting onthe Wing 't is now shifted lever-arm 1 carrying the die t, until thesame by the rotatioi of the arms t is brought for imparting tostep-by-step movement in one direction, said rotary means adapted toforin offsets in out .of enga ement with the heddle 6 which now descendsby gravity on the bar and is held in position by the same until removedtherefrom:

. Instead of punching, swaging, cutting, and feed ng the metal strip orWire by the punching 'mechanism C, swaging' mechanism G, cuttingmechanism M, and feeding mechanism 0 any other' suitable mechanisms maybe substituted in the formation of the heddle, according to myinvention,from a narrow flat strip of metal or wire b,'without departing from thespirit or scope thereof.

Having thus described thenature and ob jects of my inven ion, What Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a machine of the character described, rotary means for receiving aheddle, means said rotary means a the heddle. k j

2. Ina,mac hine of the character described, rotary" means for receivingheddles, means for imparting to said rotary means a step-by.l

step movement in one direction, said rotary 0 means adapted to formduring each of its movements, oflse'ts of varying outline in the heddle.

3. In a machine-of the character described,

means for collecting and retainin heddles, 5

and means for receiving heddles-an for forming offsets therein, duringdelivery to said retaining means.

4. In a machine of the character described,

of said members adapte to receive a-heddJ and to form offsets therein,-and means adaptmeans having a pluralit of members, each ad to enagee'and to deliver the heddles to each of the members of "said.offset-forming means. 1 5. In a machine of the character described,means for receiving heddles and for forming offsets therein,..means forenga ing and deliveri'ng the heddles to s 'd o set-forming means, andmeans for collzltting and retaining heddles delivered thereto by. saidoffsetforming means. a

6. Inamachine of the character described, means for punching a, metal.stri to form IIO slots therein, means for cutting t e strip to I15 formheddles by the severed ortion of said strip means for receiving-theeddles and for forming oflsetstherein to complete the heddles, and meansfor engaging and conducting r the heddles to said oflset-formlngmeans.

. 7. In a machine of the character described, means for punching a metalstri to form slots therein, means for cutting t e strip to form heddlesby the severed ortions of said strips, means for retaining an collectingthe heddles, means for receiving the heddles and for forming oflsetstherein to complete the heddles during delivery of the heddles to igosaid retaining means, and means for engaging and conducting the heddlesto said offsetforming means.

8. In a machine of the character described, means for punching a metalstrip to form slots therein, means for cutting the strip to form heddlesby the severed portions of said strip, means for retaining andcollecting the heddles, means for receiving and forming offsets ofvarying outline therein to complete the heddles, during delivery to saidretaining means, and means for en aging and conducting the heddles tosaid ofiset-forming means.

9. In a machine of the character described, rotary means having sets ofdies for receiving heddles, means for imparting to said rotary means astep-by-step movement in one direction to bring each set of diessuccessively into an operative position, and means for bringing saiddies into and out of engagement with each other, to form offsets in theheddles. i

10. In a machine of the character described, rotary means having sets ofdies for receiving heddles, means for imparting to said rotary means astep-by-step movement in one, direction to bring each set of dies suc:cessively into an operative position, means for bringing said dies intoand out of engagement with each other to form ofisets in the heddles,and means carried by said rotary means for holding the heddles inposition between said dies.

11. In a machine of the character. described, rotary means having aplurality of members, each of said members having sets of dies differingfrom each other, means for imparting t'o saidrotary means a step-bystepmovement inone direction to bring the dies of each of said members intoa position to receive a heddle, and means for bringing -said dies intoand out of engagement with each other, to form ofisets in the heddles.

12. In amachine of the character described, means having sets of dies,differing in outline from each other, each set arranged to receive aheddle, means for bringing said dies into and out of engagement witheach other to form ofisets in the heddles, and means for bringing eachset of dies into a position to receive a eddle.

13. In a machine of the character described, means having sets of dies,differin in outline from each other, each set arrange toreceive aheddle, means for bringing said dies into and out of engagement witheach other to form oifsets in the heddles, means for bringing each setof dies into a position to receive a.

heddle, and means for holding the heddle in position between said dies.14. In a machine of the character described,

means havi sets of dies, each set arranged to receive a eddle, -meansfor bringing said dies into and out of engagement with each other, toform ofi'sets in the heddles, means for bringing a set of dies into aposition to receive the heddles, and a gripping mechanism for engagingand delivering a heddle to each set ofsaid dies.

15. In a machine of the'character described, means'having sets of dies,each set arranged to receive a heddle, means for bringing said dies intoand out of engagement with each other, to form oflsets in the heddles,means for imparting to said die-carrying means a step-by-step movementin one direction to bring each set of dies, successively, into aposition to receive a heddle, a gripping mechanism for engaging anddelivering a heddle to each set of said dies, and a retaining mechanismfor receiving the heddles.

16. In a machine of the character described, means for punching a metalstrip to form slots therein, means for cutting the strip to form by thecut portion a heddle, means having sets of dies arranged to receive aheddle by engaging the same at or near its ends to form offsets therein,to complete the heddle, means for imparting to said die carrying means astep-by-step movement in one direction, to bring each set of dies,successively, into a position to receive a heddle, a gripping mechanismfor enga ing and delivering a.

heddle to each set 0 dies, and a retaining mechanism, for receiving andremoving the heddles from said dies.

17. In a machine of the character described, an offset-formingmechanism, comprising two series of arms, each arm having a lever-armpivotally connected therewlth, a die carried y each of said arms andlever-arms forming sets of dies, and means for actuating said arms tobring each set of said dies, successively, into a osition to receive andform offsets in the he dle.

18. In a machine of the character described, an offset-formingmechanism, comprising two series of arms, each arm having a lever-armivotally connected therewith, a die carried by each of said arms andlever-arms forming sets of dies, means carried by said arms to hold aheddle in position between said dies, and means for actuating said armsto bring each set of said dies, successively, into a osition to receiveand form oiisets 1n the he dle.

19. In a machine ofthe character described, an oiiset forming mechanism,comprising two series of radial arms, each arm having alever-armpivotally connected therewith, a die carried by each of saidarms and leverarms forming sets of dies, means for impartingastep-by-ste movement to said'radial arms to bring eac set of said diesinto a osition to receive a heddle, and means for orci-ng saidlever-arms and their dies against the dies of said radial arms and forholding the same out of enga ement therewith to form offsets inthe hedde by said diesand to pergit of a disengagement of the heddle thereom.

2 0. In a machine of the character described, an offset-formingmechanism, com

prising two series of radial arms, each arm having a lever-arm ivotallyconnected therewith, a 'die carried y each of said arms and lever-armsforming sets of dies, means for imparting a step-by-stepmovement to saidradial arms to bring each set of said dies into aposition to receive theheddle, a plate carried by *said 'lever arms for holding the heddle inposition between the open dies,

and means for forcing said lever-arms and their dies against the dies ofsaid radial arms and for holding the same out of engagement therewith toform offsets in the heddle by said dies and to permit of disengagementof the heddle therefrom. i

- 21. In a machine. of the character described, an offset-formingmechanism, comprising two series of radial'arms, each arm having alever-arm pivotally connected therewith, a die carried by each of saidarms and lever-arms forming sets of dies, means for imparting astep-by-ste movement to said connected with each other, means forsupscribed, a collecting and retaining mechanporting and oscillatingsaid fingers, means for normally holding said fingers in a closedposition, means for raising and lowering said supporting means and bythe same said fingers, and means for opening said fingers to permit ofthe engagement of the same and removal of the heddle from said finger.

23. In a machine of the character described, an oscillating gripping anddelivering mechanism, comprising fingers havin jaws, a shaft having armsfor sup 'orting sai fingers and a heddle introduced etweenthe jaws ofthe same, means for normally holding said fingers in a closed position,means for openin said fingers to permit of the entranceanr? removal ofthe heddle from the same, means for raising and lowering saidsupporting-arms and fingers to permit the latter to engage, the heddleheld above the same and means for rocking said shaft to oscillate saidsupports and fingers.

24. In a machine of the character de ism, comprising bars-for receivingand retaining heddles, brackets, means separated from each other forengaging said bars at diflerent portions to hold the same in engagementwith said bracket and means for bringing said engaging meanssuccessively out vof engagement with said bars to ermit the same toclear the brackets an adapted when freedfrom said brackets-to permit ofdescent of heddles thereonc said bars 25. In a machine of the characterde-- scribed, a collecting and retaining mechanism, comprising bars forreceiving heddles,

brackets, means separated from each other for holding said bars at theirupper ends and portion adjacent thereto in engagement with saidbracke.ts, means for brin ing said engaging means successively out o'engage- 4 ment with said bars to permit the same toclear said brackets,said bars adapted when released at their upper ends .to'receive theheddies and when released below the ends to permit of the descent of theheddlesthereon.

26. In a machine. of the character described, means for punching andcutting a 1 metal strip to form aheddle, two series of radial armshaving lever-arms, eachofsaid radial arms and lever arms having a die,bars,

oscillating fingers for engaging anddelivering the heddle to said dies,said dies arranged to form offsets in-the' heddle, introduced betweenthe dies and to deliver the heddle to said bars. I

27. In a machine .of the character scribed, means for. punching andcutting-a metal strip to form a heddle, two series ofradial arms havinglever-arms, each of said radial arms and lever-arms having a die, bars,oscillating fingers for engagin and delivering the heddle to said dies,said es arranged to form' offsets in the heddle introduced between thedies and to deliver the heddle to scribed, means for punching, feedingand '[05 28. In a machine of the character de;

cutting a metal strip to form heddles, two se- 7 ries ofradial armshavin lever-arms, adie carried by each of said ra al arms and leverarms,means for imparting to both senes of radial arms a step-by-step rotarymovement,

bars arranged adjacent to the dies ofboth series of radial arms, whenthe same assume periodically certain positions, oscillatin fingers forengaging and delivering the heddle be? tween said dies, said dies"arranged to form offsets in the heddle and to to said bars.

- 29. In a machine of the character de-- scribed, means for punching,feeding and cutting a metal strip to form-heddles, two series of radialarms having lever-arms, a die carried by each of said radial arms andleverarms, meansfor imparting to both series of radial arms astep-by-step rotary movement, bars arranged adjacent to the dies of bothseries of radial arms, when said 'dies assume periodically certainpositions, oscillating fingers for engaging and delivering the heddlebedeliver the'same tween said dies, saiddies arranged to form ofisets 1nthe heddle and to deliver the same to said bars, and said bars arrangedto remove .the heddle from said dies and retain ries of radial arms andleverarms, a die carried by each of said radial arms and leverarms, twooppositely-arranged dies forming a set of dies, bars arranged adjacentto the sets of dies of both series of arms, when the same assumeperiodically certain positions, voscillating fingers for engaging anddelivering the heddle between the sets of dies occupying a certainoperative position, means for bringing the sets of dies, successively,into the operative position by imparting to said radial arms astep-by-step rotary movement, said" dies arranged to form offsets in theheddle and to deliver the same to said bars and said barsarranged toremove the heddle from said (lies and retain the heddle.

31. In a machine of the character described, means for punching, feedingand cutting a metal strip to form heddles having niortises, two seriesof radial arms and leverarms, a die carried byeach of said radial armsand lever-arms, two oppositely-arranged dies forming a set of dies,means carried by said arms and lever-arms to, support the heddle betweenthe dies, bars arranged adjacent to the sets of dies of both series ofarms, when the same assume periodically certain positions, oscillatingfin ers for engagin and delivering the heddle between the sets OI diesoccupying a certain operative position, means for bringing the sets of(lies, successively, into the operative position by imparting to saidradial arms a step-by-step rotary movement, said diesarranged to formoffsets in the heddle and to thread the same with its mortises onto saidbars and said bars arranged to remove the heddle from said dies and toretain the heddle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM FEHR.

Witnesses:

H. L. BEAiJMoNT, F. KAUFMANN.

